The September 9 Columbus Dispatch has this story about the September 7 decision that enjoins the Ohio ballot access law for newly-qualifying parties. The story seems to say that the Secretary of State will not appeal the decision. Still to be determined is the Secretary of State’s position on the Constitution, Green, and Socialist Parties.

New parties, such as Americans Elect, can be expected to present evidence to the Secretary of State that they also have a modicum of voter support. This should be easy for Americans Elect, which will be able to show that it has collected approximately 1,700,000 signatures on various petitions around the country so far this year. In neighboring Michigan, where Americans Elect turned in over 68,000 signatures in May, the Board of State Canvassers is expected to certify Americans Elect at its meeting on September 15. In California, Americans Elect is expected to turn in its signatures today in the southern California counties in which it hasn’t already turned in its signatures.